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Rocket Ship
“BIG FEATURE SENSATION! Amazing STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES! From Alex Raymond's Famous Newspaper Strip”
6.3 / 10• 1938• 1h 22m•NR• English
ActionAdventureScience Fiction
Storyline
A heavy condensation of the 1936 serial Flash Gordon, with altered musical score. Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless, who has set his planet on a collision course with Earth. Released abroad as "Flash Gordon" for countries not interested in booking the serial, and never shown in the USA before 1950, where the title was changed to "Rocket Ship".
Cast & Crew
Buster Crabbe
Flash Gordon
Lead
Jean Rogers
Dale Arden
Charles Middleton
Emperor Ming
Priscilla Lawson
Princess Aura
Frank Shannon
Dr. Hans Zarkov
Richard Alexander
Prince Barin
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
King Vultan
Theodore Lorch
High Priest
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frederick Stephani's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rocket Ship is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
